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An aerial photograph of a long line of wildebeest during their migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year.
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A young married woman of the Pokot tribe. Her married status is denoted by her large brass earrings and broad beaded collars and necklaces that are smeared with animal fat to glisten in the sun.
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Two Giriama girls pound corn outside their home using a large wooden mortar and pestles. Their small skirts are made from strips of printed cotton material - a traditional dress of Giriama women and children.
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Mount Kenya is Africa's second highest snow-capped mountain. The highest peak,Batian,is 17,058 feet and the peak to its right,Nelion,is 17,022 feet. The plants in the foreground are giant groundsels or tree senecios (Senecio johnstonii ssp battiscombei),one of several plant species displaying afro-montane gigantism that flourish above 10,000 feet.
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Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria,feeding on blue-green algae (Spirulina platensis) that grows profusely in its warm alkaline waters.
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Framed by an Acacia tortilis,Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest snow-capped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level.
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Two lionesses (Panthera leo) prowl beneath Mount Kilimanjaro,Africa's highest snowcapped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level.
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A young Maasai girl wears a headband decorated with chains and cowrie shells that signifies her recent circumcision. Clitodectomy was commonly practiced by the Maasai but it is now gradually dying out.
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A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) strides out beneath Mount Kilimanjaro,Africa's highest snow-capped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level.
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During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year,the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions. At times,their crossing places are badly chosen and many drown.
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Tea pickers on a large estate near Kericho,the centre of Kenya's most important export crop. Many of the estates adjoin the Mau Forest,an important watershed for Lake Victoria.
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An aerial photograph of the wildebeest migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year.
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A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) pause beneath the snowcaps of Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340 feet) and Mawenzi (16,900 feet) in Amboseli National Park.
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During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year,the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions.
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A Swahili Muslim woman from Kenya's coast province dressed in a traditional buibui.
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A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) beneath Mount Kilimanjaro,Africa's highest snow-capped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level. Cattle egrets (Ardeola ibis) catch insects disturbed by the elephants.
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During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year,the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions.
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A Giriama girl from Kenya's Coast Province carrying a gourd full of water on her head. Her small skirt is made from strips of printed cotton material.
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An aerial photograph of wildebeest during their migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year.
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An aerial photograph of the wildebeest migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year.
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Ole Senteu Simel,grandson of the famous Maasai Laibon Mbatian (after which the highest peak of Mount Kenya is named),was the most respected laibon of the Maasai until his death in 1986. This photograph was taken three weeks before he died. Maasai Laibons are the soothsayers and clairvoyants of the tribe and control all ceremonial occasions.
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Lesser flamingos (Phoeiniconaias minor) in flight over Lake Nakuru,an alkaline lake of the Rift Valley system where tens of thousands of them may be seen lining the shores for many months of the year.
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During their dances,Maasai warriors take turns to leap high in the air from a standing position without bending their knees. They achieve this by flexing their ankles in a seemingly effortless way .
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An aerial view of Mount Kenya,17,058 feet,which is Africa's second highest snow-capped mountain.
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A close-up of a Pokot woman's earrings,hairstyle and beaded ornaments. Only married women wear brass earrings and glass-beaded collars. The band over her head supports the weight of her heavy earrings.
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A young Maasai girl keeps the holes in her pierced ears from closing with grass and rolled leaves. She will gradually stretch her earlobes by inserting progressively larger wooden plugs. By tradition,both Maasai men and women pierce and elongate their earlobes for decorative purposes.
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A young Pokot girl in traditional attire. Girls wear leather skirts and capes made from home-tanned goatskins. Her broad necklaces are made from small segments of sedge grass. Her ears have already been pierced in four places,ready to insert the large brass earrings she will acquire after marriage.
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A jahazi or small dhow (the wooden sailing boats of the region) makes for Lamu Island.
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In the late afternoon,a lone bull elephant (Loxodonta africana),strides beneath the snowcapped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa's highest mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level. Mawenzi,16,900 feet,is just visible on the left.
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Two jovial Pokot girls set off with leather bags in search of edible berries. Pokot girls and women traditionally wore leather skirts and capes made from home-tanned goatskins. The necklaces of young girls are made from small segments of sedge grass.
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A young Galla herdsboy with his family's cattle outside their homestead.
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Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) stand watch over their eggs and chicks at Lake Bogoria. Only on very rare occasions do the birds breed on this warm,alkaline lake.
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Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) stand watch over their eggs and chicks at Lake Bogoria. Only on very rare occasions do the birds breed on this warm,alkaline lake.
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Zebras (Equus burchelli) drink from a Waterhole at the foot of the Chyulu Hills in Tsavo West National Park.
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Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock,which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here,a young girl waters goats from a waterhole dug in the sand of a seasonal watercourse. Her young brother will control the flow of stock to the water trough. In the background,a man digs out another waterhole; they have to been deepened regularly towards the end of the dry season.
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A Pokot warrior with a traditional blue clay hairstyle tends his camels in a lugga (seasonal watercourse) while waiting his turn to water them from a deep well.
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A Maasai warrior resplendent with his long ochred braids tied in a pigtail watches over his family's cattle,spear in hand. The singular hairstyle of warriors sets them apart from other members of their society.
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An aerial photograph of a long line of wildebeest during their migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year.
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A magnificent bull Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) stands sentinel on an old termite mound near Lake Bogoria.
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Lake Baringo, one of only two freshwater lakes of the Eastern Rift, lies in a shallow basin surrounded by hills where poor agricultural practices have led to bad soil erosion. In consequence, the lakes waters are red with suspended solids.The Il Chamus people live near the lake shores and on the islands.
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A Pokot youth has his hair styled with Ochred clay and decorated with beads and buttons to denote his recent circumcision.
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Song is an art form ingrained in Turkana culture. At the end of a dance session,the participants invariably enjoy the Song of the Bulls. Each young man will take centre-stage to extol the praises of his favourite ox. He will explain how it came into his possession,its distinguishing traits and with outstretched arms,imitate the shape of its horns.
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Framed by an Acacia tortilis,Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest snow-capped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level.
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Elephant damage to a giant baobab tree (Adansonia digitata). In the dry season when grass is scarce,elephants may have to rely on bark and browse to make up the 330 lb of bulk food they need each day.
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A 'flotilla' of Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) on Lake Naivasha,one of two freshwater lakes of the central section of the Eastern Rift ( known as the Gregory Rift) and the highest lake of the Great Rift system (6,181 feet).
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Traditional Marakwet houses built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills have a fine view across the Kerio Valley.
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Pokomo women and children clapping to the rhythm of drummers in Kenya's Tana River district.
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The Nairobi city skyline with Kenya's Parliament buildings in the foreground. A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) flies overhead.
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Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock,which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here,a girl waters cattle from a Waterhole dug in the sand of a seasonal watercourse. The Turkana manipulate the horns of their ox's into perfect symmetry or any whimsical shape that takes the owner's fancy.
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A rare sight of three klipspringers (Oreotragus oreotragus),a small antelope that lives in rocky terrain. It stands on tips of truncated hooves,bounding from rock to rock and landing with all four feet together.
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Traditional Marakwet homesteads built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills have a fine view across the Kerio Valley.
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A fresh spring rises at Mawingaten making the place a little oasis in the barren lava country that surrounds it. Mount Kulal is in the background. The palm trees are doum palms (Hyphaene compressa).
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The Nairobi skyline from Uhuru Park where city residents enjoy rowing boats on a small artificial lake. The clock tower of Kenya's Parliament can be seen in the background.
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An extensive network of huge caves and tunnels honeycombs the extinct volcano at Suswa. They were formed when lava continued to flow underground long after the exposed upper crust had cooled and solidified.
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Geysers,hot springs and thousands of lesser flamingos are a feature of Lake Bogoria,a long,narrow alkaline lake that nestles at the foot of the Siracho Escarpment,south of Lake Baringo.
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Maasai cattle graze the grasslands near the foothills of the Chyulu Hills,a range of volcanic hills of recent geological origin.
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A back street in Lamu town where all the houses are built of coral rag and thatched with makuti,made from palm fronds.
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The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless,rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall,water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year. If they dry up,the Turkana resort to using the alkaline water of Lake Turkana.
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A small herd of elephants feeds on coarse moorland grass at an altitude of 10,500 feet on top of the Aberdare Mountains. Hagenia trees (Hagenia abyssinica) are the only trees that grow above the bamboo zone at this altitude.
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Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria,feeding on blue-green algae (Spirulina platensis) that grows profusely in its warm alkaline waters.
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A narrow street in Mombasa's old town. The tall buildings built of coral blocks date back 150 years.
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Maasai cattle graze the grasslands near the foothills of the Chyulu Hills,a range of volcanic hills of recent geological origin.
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Built by the Portuguese between 1593 and 1598,Fort Jesus overlooks the entrance to the Old Harbour of Mombasa. The fort is now a museum.
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Tyndall Tarn,14,900 feet,nestles beneath the peaks of Mount Kenya - the highest,Batian,is 17,058 feet and on its right is Nelion at 17,022 feet. The glaciers are fast diminshing due to global warming.
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Nigel Pavitt beside the small but impressively powerful Aircam at Catherdal Rock in the Suguta Valley.
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Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria,feeding on blue-green algae (Spirulina platensis) that grows profusely in its warm alkaline waters.
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Traditional thatched houses and smallholdings of the Pokot people dot the landscape on top of the fertile Cherangani Hills,which was once a forested area.
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Large herds of wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi) congregate in Masai Mara during the annual migration form Serengeti and back.
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A lone Coke's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii) stands dwarfed by the huge fluted escarpments that dominate the volcanic landscape in a small National Park south of Lake Naivasha.
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Grevys Zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest wild equid,with massive head and big,rounded saucer-shaped ears. It has a stripe pattern unlike any other zebra. Its range is restricted to Northern Kenya and the Somali arid zone of Ethiopia.
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The northern end of the Aberdare Mountains where,on the moorlands at an altitude of 10,500 feet,everlasting flowers (Helichrysum) and plants of the afro-alpine region flourish.
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Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) stand watch over their eggs and chicks at Lake Bogoria. Only on very rare occasions do the birds breed on this warm,alkaline lake.
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With rain threatening,Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) bask in the sun on the shores of Lake Naivasha,one of two freshwater lakes of the central section of the Eastern Rift ( known as the Gregory Rift) and the highest lake of the Great Rift system (6,181 feet).
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Traditional Marakwet houses built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills in an area known as the Tot Escarpment.
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At altitudes over 10,000 feet,everlasting flowers (Helichrysum) flourish on top of the Aberdare Mountains. These mountains are a vital source of water for Kenya and support a variety of high-altitude vegetation.
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Lake Baringo,one of only two freshwater lakes of the Eastern Rift,lies in a shallow basin surrounded by hills where poor agricultural practices have led to bad soil erosion. In consequence,the lake's waters are red with suspended solids.
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The beautifully coloured Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) inhabit dry bush country in Northern Kenya.
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Red Hot Poker trees (Erythrina abyssinica) bloom in the Chyulu Hills,a range of volcanic hills of recent geological origin.
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The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga are important to the Turkana and their stock in an otherwise waterless, rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall, water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year.Lake Turkana is just visible in this picture.
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